Aloo Paratha

Posting after a long gap... Sunday spl everyone's favourite... Aloo paratha served with curd...Can be served with coriander chutney or mango pickle....Here goes the recipe....

Aloo Paratha

Ingredients:

for the potato stuffing:

• 3 large potatoes or 2 medium potatoes
• 1 green chilly finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp  ajwain
• 1/4 tsp garam masala powder
•  1/2 tsp kashmiri red chili powder 
• 1/2  tsp dry pomegranate seeds
• Corainder leaves Chopped
• 1/2 tsp of ginger 
• 1/2 tsp chaat masala powder (optional)
• salt as required

for the dough:

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
•  salt
• 1/2 tsp oil (Add it at last onces the dough it kneaded)
• water as required

for frying the parathas

• oil / butter or ghee as required

Method:

1. Knead the flour with salt and water and knead to a smooth and soft dough then add oil and knead for 2 mins and cover let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
2. Boil the  potato in a pressure cooker give around 3 -4 whistles switch off onces cooled, drain the water & keep aside (U can also boil the potatoes the previous day & refrigerate it) or else if you don't wish to do this process you can boil the same day and when they are slightly hot or warm, peel and mash the aloo with a fork or masher, lightly roast the pomegranate seeds on a tava.
3. Now take these lightly roasted pomegranate seeds and crush them to semi fine powder add the pomegranate powder, garam masala,haldi,red chilly powder,chaat masala, coriander leaves,green chilies and salt to the mashed potatoes mix it well.
4. U can also taste the aloo stuffing and add more of the spices or salt if required.
5. Now take medium ball size from the dough and roll the balls into circle. Place a few tbsps of the filling on the dough circle.
6. Pls keep in mind  the filling should not be too less or too much.
7. Now close the paratha and dust some flour and roll it out again (Sprinkling some flour on the filling this will help in absorbing the moisture and when rolling,the paratha won't break.
8. Place the stuffed aloo paratha on a hot tava..When one side has slightly turned brown flip it.
9. Apply or brush some oil / ghee or butter on the brown side and flip again and brush on the other side flip it onces again till you see they look crisp and well cooked.Remove and serve the aloo paratha hot with yogurt, mango pickle or (topped with some butter this is optional)